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8 ways climate change can kill you

Lack of clean water

Floods and other changes in weather patterns will affect the quality of water, making clean water scarcer than it already is, and devastating droughts will exacerbate the situation. Air pollution from smog, smoke and volcanic ash can further contaminate water, making it unsafe for consumption. Plus, as some areas of the globe become uninhabitable due to desertification, natural disasters, pollution, disease or lack of resources, people will migrate in massive numbers, increasing garbage and water pollution.

Lack of clean water

Floods and other changes in weather patterns will affect the quality of water, making clean water scarcer than it already is, and devastating droughts will exacerbate the situation. Air pollution from smog, smoke and volcanic ash can further contaminate water, making it unsafe for consumption. Plus, as some areas of the globe become uninhabitable due to desertification, natural disasters, pollution, disease or lack of resources, people will migrate in massive numbers, increasing garbage and water pollution.